Copyholder for typewriters



G. MARLATT YHOLD Aug. 2 1927 BR FOR TYPEWRITERS GOP 5 Sheets-Sheet HLH II...

INVENTOR,

Aug. 2,

G. E. MARLATT COPYHOLDER FOR TYPEWRITERS Filed Feb. 10. 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR,

g G. E. MARLATT COPYHOLDER FOR TYP-EWRITERS Filed Feb. 10: 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR,

Patented c Aug. 2, 1,927.

GEORGE mAnLAtr'r, or' 'rasannna, cALmoRNIA.

' corynionnnn Foal mmwmms.

' Myinyention relatesto copy holders for use with typewriters and othermachines, and has among its salient, ob ects: to provide ah'older which can be readily adjusted into "place in connection "with a typewriter or the like and secured" in such a way that it willfbe steady and heldflin proper and convenient, relationship tothe keyboard of the c'opy in placethereong, to provide in con such typewriter; to provide in such a device an improved transparent holdlng drum on cylinder with' improvedmeans for securing nection therewith, improved means for turn:

lllQQ SlIlLllCOPy llOldEl space by space,,eithermanually, by ,tlieinanipulation of a lever, or

I automatically by the return movement of the carriage of the machine in connection with 'which it is used; to provide a device of such construction and arrangement that it; will obstruct the viewfof the operator as little as possible and which will'notcast objectionable shadows on the work or on the liey'bo'iir'cl of the machine; to provide a holder onwhich copyof any ordinary width; and of. any length can be readily placed;

andfqli'om which it can be easily removed; 1

to provide a-devicewhichcan be readily adf justed t and attached to. machines of different widths, the control or manipulating ;mechan1snis being alsocorresp'ondingly ad justable to, meet therequ1rements; topro vide a toothless adjustment for the cylinder,

or holder forthe, copy, whereby any movement o ifsaid copy can be had for. the pun, pose. of, presenting one or more linesyor even" a fractionofaline, if needed at any time and atithe same time, provide a'devi'ce or. control which. will. permit of the cyl nder on holder, being turned. backward or forward if desired, without disturbing, the control connections or adpistments; to provide a device which Wll-l offer aminimum OfIQSlStance to the movement of the carriageof the machine when the movement of the car-v riage is used to automatically turn the'cylinder or holder a. line 'ior more in advance;

Y and in, generahto provide aneflicient copy f a holder ofthe character referredto the parts o'twhi'ch can be turnedout at a minimum.

ofiexpcn'ee' and which is light, durable and" efficient.

In order to explain my inventioiul have illustrated the, same on; the accompanying three sheets at drawings, which Twill. new

1 I siesciube" Application; flied February 192 5." Serial no, 8,188.

1 F igure lisaperspect-ive'view ,of my in- .vention, shown in connection with a typewriteiy,

Figure 21 is a perspective view of the toothlessratchet for turning the cylinder. Figure 31s a perspective viewof the cylinner] arrangement. Figure at is an enlarged end' View of the cylinder 0r holder, showingcopy in place.

Figured? isa detail. a

Figure 5' a sectional view through Figure 4.

Figure 6' isa detail sectional, view taken Figure. 7' is a perspective view'ofthe dey ce, in modified form, having an espansible base on which to set a typewriter.

ed. This transparent sheet is secured to the end membersby meansof rivets 23* which passthrough. the outer sheet 23', a flange 24 (Fig. 6) anda. binding strip-24. A. liner strip 24? joinsthe-binding strip to the outer strip, thus. forming a. circumference groove 24%? in which. the flange 24 fits. The liner strip 24 may be cemented. in place in the; case of. celluloid or otherwise secured ,if

other 'inaterialis used.. The constructiondescribed permits the. cylinder material to readily be removedl from the. end. members for replacement and other purposes/and provides The edge a, convenient assembling means. thus formed contin'uesaround said end members to: for mi the cylinder, or approximate, cylindenillustrated,the rolled end of the outerslieet meeting a fold 25 in the opposed ,endfof the-sheet and. thus forming. a yielding mouth .lljinwlii'cli to insert the endof one or were; sheets of co y paper, this being. an 11 aliholdiw or clampm eans for: said v f; mung" it on, the cylinder. The

inder5,,with v pantsbroken awayto show the i 23.; .Asa material 23 iorthe cylinder 20 I I find transparent celluloid to be well adaptfold is intended to add strength and firmness to the end'of the cylinder-forming material and isretained across its width by means of a tube25, through WhlOlT is driven a rod 25 bearingyat its opposite e11ds,,in- ;the cylinderrend-members, the tube 25 serving also as a spacing element between the op-" posed end membersof the cylinder. 'The scroll end of the cylinder is supported by a similartrod 26 and tube 26*. The tend: ency of this endto unroll produces suflicient pressure against the folded end 25 of the same material to hold a sheet or a number of sheets of copy paper P (Fig. 4) initially while being additionally clamped in manner to be explained. l

The cylindrical holder thus formed is free to'turn either on or with a hollow shaft 13 and this shaft 13 is free to turn on supporting arms 1 (Fig, 3) which are slightly bent or relatively sprung before being inserted in the shaft in order that the proper amount of friction may be maintained constantly and unvaryingly without the necessity for lubrication or time-to-time adjustment; similarly, v a proper and dependable frlction is maintained between the hollow shaft 18 and the cylindrical holderby means of spring-clamps 28 and29- These are the copy clamps and are mounted on the opposite arms 30, 31 which are integral with the hollow shaftrl3; hence the, clamps may be moved manually independently of the cylinder (or vice versa) as a convenience in placing the copy on the holder, but the copy having been placed and adjusted the clamps and cylinder thereafter move together around the friction arms 1 functioning'as an axle. The amount of friction between the arms 1 and hollow shaft 13 is intended to be the minimum amount requisite to prevent the turning of, the cylinder as a result of jar by reason of' its being slightly moi-weighted on one side either structurally or because of the unequal distribution of weight of the copy when placed on itythe objective'being to offer as little resistance as possible to the typewriter carriage when connected as herein described to automatically rotate the holder and copy paper'held thereon. V

In addition to their function as a brake between the cylinoer and hollow shaft, the copy clamps are so designed that they will con-- ceal little or none of the copy when held between them and the holder. To this end, they are each formed ofa single length of spring wire and stiffened throughout their horizontalor clamping reach by driving on them a tube 28, the projecting ends of the enclosed spring wire then being so shaped that they'may be sprung into holes 30, 30

provided for that purpose through the opposed arms 30,'31.' One'28 of the clamps is intended to be stronger than the other ant to that end functions as a self-spring with its fulcrum or fixed point 28 inside or short of the cylinder center 19 so that when the horizontal reach 28 of the clamp is pressed back around the cylinder space between the clampand cylinderwill be provided for corn -V3l116I1C6 :n inserting copy of certain kinds and lengths not readily secured otherwise. The angular ends 28"'(F1g. 3) of the clamps '28 protrude through the arm 31 a sufficient which engages a shoulder 3O on the arm when employed in the position shown in Figure 4: and contacts withthe edge 30 of the arm when in the position shown in full lines in Figure 5. The shoulder 29 also provides a means for attaching a coil spring 32. se-

cured at its inner end to the tubular shaft 13.

the outer end of this spring carrying across; the pivot end ofthe clamp and serving to hold the clamp in either of its reversed and reversible positions. It will be noted that thisjclamp is so shaped-that whenin the position shownfin' Fig. at its selfsidearms are outside the circumference of'the cylinder for a certain distance, thus permittingcopy of unusual width to project beyond the ends of the cylinder. This is also true of the other clamp- 28; A purpose in rendering thr clamp 29" reversible is to" provide several varying distances between the two clamps for holding copy of correspondingly varying short or long lengths and which may beof too flimsy a character to clamp in the more usualmannerin the mouth 27 of the cylinder. Because of the small size of the clamps it is not necessary to employ both of them in clamping copy started in the mouth 27, theirsmall size permitting copy to pass orerthe unused clamp or the unused clamp may pass beyondthe end of the copy, as conditions warrant; It will be noted thateither clamp, and especially the one designated 28' is readily removable, and it may be removed when it desired to employ a special device shown in Figs. and 9 for holding copy of unusual stiffness, for example, and which could not be securely held in the mouth 27 of the cylinder or would tend to injure the shape of the cylinder-fornung material if so held. This consists of a pair of split rings 54. The opening in the rings permits their placement on and removal from the copy cylinder past the bail 38 and frame arm 1* andalso provides space for one of the clamps above describec, which may be used in connection or not according to character of copy and preference of the operator. The rings may be formed of a wide outer mar- 54 i thieliiiess i ftransparentlrand relai'dercnt witl' Prel'mina-ryto an explanation of the manner lot automatically operating the copy holder from the.carriagev of. a typewriter machine I willinow describe the support ng frame and operating devices attachedthere .to.

The mainframe is made of wire, in two parts, eaclr haped' to form a pair t feet 2, ,Qrf s des 3,: overlapp ngrear port ons 4, up-

, rightsv 1, and,the horizontal'armsil which support; the copyholder. -Each side of the two-part franie or stand. ,ca1ries a rubber gripfiitor engagement with the sides of the yp writer T} turning; either grip a roundthejvireirom its illustrated position the fira'me s lreed and may beremov'ed from .the typewriter.

I Also, by, turning the grips end-tor-endwor end-tops de, varying CllS- taucesyare provided between'the two grips, for accommodating typewriters oit 'difl'er ng widths. In. additionto the several adjustments tliusprovided, any intermediate ad- I frame. v

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f the right-handp ost' 5- itirom or toward each other the two-part ;fra'me is made correspondingly narrower or f I I 4 p v p p will, through theconnectionsl O. Hand l4 pull down on .the operating link 19'. As

to{ the middle of said across tofthe other side, as at 9 ,;andunden' 1 lies the end of another lot which "rests has its ivoted end bent into a loop 10?, with p connected to the 10 p. 10 of the v justinent may be obtained by sliding the two frame sectionsone on the. other. \Vitlr this end'inlview Isecure to theiend of the wire forming the left-hand half .ofthe frame a lilockrbf and to the end'ot the wire :t'orming Thus, as these blocks are moved wider forthepurpose stated. All of the operating devices to be described are mounted om the right-hand haltof the frame, so that their relative positions are maintained regardless ot the widthadyustment of the Y Theright-hand side member of theif-rame is provided plate, as at 9,v the lever, which bears thereon and extends plate 8, and is bent lever 10, the long end in a; link 11.

one ent passing across the fulcrum plate 8, belowthe the pivot portion-9 and atlits otherend is second lei "ver 10', sothatj when the lever ,9'iisdepressed at/its'operating end O', its end 9 bears upon the loop 10, expands the spring' .12, and

the parts to normal and wh'chlwill now he. described, farm 1'6 is p'ivotally mountedin a selected "hole 53' in the post 5* and is kept up ward-1y I f loosely fulcrume'd" on the shaft 1 3 half of thefiarne a hlock or with what I will call a fulorum plates, inwhich is pivoted a lever 9, one .end' of which is turned through the fulcrum and supports the inner do of I Said lever 10:,

l I long endfwhich itsupports as at .1 0". A sprmg 12 is connected'at one end to i moves thetlong end of the lever 'lO andthe link ll downwardly. The spring returns position, when released, as shown in Figure l. scribed a'rejrel'ated to manual or auxiliary The parts just demeans for turiiin'g the copy holder, and-"are intended for use when the holder is'not attached to a machine or is attached to amachine not'provid'ed' with the connections necfor automatic operation of the hol er; lVith the exception of the link 11 eesary andj those parts carriedby the fulcrum plate 8, the connections for manual operation of the. cylinclerQO are' the same as thOseemployedtor rendering the device automatic,

A leverinplace by means of a staple 5 For a portion of its length, this lever-arm is cam-shaped an'ol'oflset as at 16 In order thatit maybe actuated from beneath the offset portion by a cam memlier 17 detachably and adjustably con-' nected tothe tabulator bar 18 or any other convementpart ofthe carriage G ofa type 'Wlli'fGIl A link.-

I I 5? connects t'lie lever-arm 16 to one end ol a loop-like lever 1% which is centrally pivoted in asplit block 6, thetwo halves of the bloclt being held together by,

" a U-bolt ti as a co nvenientmethod in assem 7 l v Connected. to the outer end 01 the lever'hl is a hnlt 19' which extends to a connection with alever 34 bli ng' the parts ing apawlgti which engages the flange 33 o'ta disc 33inte'gral witht-he tubular shaft l3', thu s completingthe train of jconnections for automatically or manually actuating the Cylinder 20a It will be seen; that as theoperatingend of the lever Sis depressed, it

the cam-end 16 of the lever-arnrlo is raised by the cam member 17 inc dent to the return movement; of the typewriter carriage C, t wi'lilgthrough-the link and lever 14, also pull down onthe linlt 19. Thus, manually or automatically by the moven'ient the machine carriage, the cylinder will he act-uated'.

,steepnessot' the cam end ofthe lever may beincreased or diminisl-ied atwill thus providing the primary adjustment determining the inmgimuin amountmovement of the cylinder 20;which amount may behemand carry-r i ployed inany degree under control of a stem so that'the, parts carried'by the ful crum plate 8 will not move exceptwhen employed for manual operation of thecopy holder. The Weight of theparts 16, 15, 19

.gradually restores thelever 34- and pawl 35 the flange to normal to theleft, j v

The flanged disc 33v and pawl 35 comprise atoothless ratchet-setwhich permits of an adjustment unrestrictedin degree within the maximum amountestablished'in manner exposition as the carriage (1 moves plained. The pawl 35 is provided with a.

notchSf) (Fig.4?) whichreceives thefiange 33 of the disc. When the pawl rises with the outer endof the 'fulcrumed lever 34 the pawl exerts a wrench-like grip and pull on 33 thus turning the cylinder 20 which is mounted on the tubular shaft 13 in common with the'disc 33. The associated adj ustingmeaiis for determining the degree of movement 'ofthe cylinder is comprised of a channeled arm 36 carrying a spring 137 (Fig. 4). This arm-P6 is placed on the supporting arm 1 with the spring permanently under tension against the arm 1 and thus serving'to fricti-onally hold the arm in any position to which it may be moved around the centerl The outer end of the spring 3'? is bent to a horizontal angle providing a stop for the pawl 35 when in lowered or normal position. If the arm 36 is moved a maximum or plus distance rearwardly (in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4) the pawl 35 will drop a maximum distance guided by the flange 33, and when the lever 34 is moved in manner explained the pawl will immediately pick up and move the disc 33, thus turning the cylinder 20 a maximum degree, diagonally opposite corners of the notch 35" in the pawl biting the rim of the disc. h/loving the adjusting arm 36 forward to selected distances will res'ult in the pickup occurring correspondingly later following the initial movement of the lever 34, thus decreasing the degree of movement of the cyl- 1 inder 20. The axis oft-he pawl 35 shifts from the support- 37 to the rim 33' and thereafter moves Wiltll' the run. its yoke-shaped end 35 permitting it to shift endwiseon the lever are) prevent any binding other than intended, and for a similar reason the lever 34 is loosely fulcrumed above the center 1 (Fig. 4.). The lever 34 spans the disc 33, thus serving to retain the pawl 35 in proper. position relativeto the disc. With the parts in normal position and the pawl35 stopped against'the end of the wire 37 a slight clearance is providedhetweenthe cornersof the notch and the discrim, permitting the cyl inder to be turned in eitherdirection directmanually, as for the purpose of placing copy thereon, adjusting its position relative to a 7 reading position or guide, or for referring back or ahead in thecopy to verify spelling, etc. i

In Fig. 2 the adjusting arm is designated 36 and is provided with asegment 36" having thereon graduations movable selectively to a pointer 36 for the purpose of predetermining the extent of movement of the cylinder. Thus every time the actuating link 19 is pulled downwardly either manuallyor automatically, the pawl 35 rises with the forward end of the lever 34 and grips the flange 33, turning the disc 33, the tubular shaft 13, the cylinder 20 and the copy clamps to move the copy one or more lines,

or fractions of lines, as determined by the position of the regulating arm 36 in one case or 36 in the form'shown'in Fig. 2.

While it is desirable to limit the width of thelower portion of the supporting frame as much as possible, it is necessary that sufficient room he provided between the upper extensions of the frame to permit the travel 'of the work-paper .(not shown) with the carriage C. To provide the necessary width back of the carriage C, I offset the opposite frame members as at 1 1 thereabove the frame is bent forward as at 1 in order to place the copy at a proper reading distance from the typist. V

In order to protect the paper in the carriage from interference withthe underlying mechanism on the copyholder frame, I provide a rail or track 40 on which the paper travels when it extends beyond the usual apron support 0 of the typewriter. .This

rail is tubular and a spiral spring 40 extends through and supports it,the ends of the This guide can be swung over behind the,

cylindenout of the way, or turned down in front and raised or lowered as desired to place its lower edge at the desired reading position, thus marking the particular line being copied by the operator.v Said bail member 38 is frictionally connected to said rods 1 and 1 as at 38. prefer to make the guide 39 of a transparent material and therefore shadowless, and also for the reason that if the unread copy occasionally advances prematurely under the edge of the guide, it may still be read.

Referring now to Fig. 7, I have shown my device with a modified form of base on which to set a typewriter. This base comprises up to vertical positionsfas at .43, 43", and

connected by [a cross ,rod' e4 The main traineextensions of the device shown inthis embodiment of the invention are designated 1; 1', and are adjustably held in'the erti-' cal .I'neinbe'rs 43?, 43 by ,means of clamp bolts "as shown in: Fig, S'thi' ughQ'the holes45 ofwhich the rods 1{,.f1'f'arei ser pare'nt cylinder holder around which the copy can be placed andheld, together with i an unrestricted; toothless Z ustinent v per- 'mittingmanuscript, letterpress, typewritten,

tobe cla nped,against the side of thememberi f'lj when the thumb nut 455315; tightened,

as will be clear from the showing.

1 have shown a special clamping member in Fig. 10,1 01 securing one inen lber n ov- "ably member comprises a body 46,,a'dapted1to be clamped against another member, as the bar ,theje'n'ds fof i which are provided in their 'inner'or lacing" sides wi'thlnotche's e8, to receive therein 1a wedge "ineinher 349 which, "when pressed to ,another.'ineinber This clamping 1 by ineais of a U-bolt, 47,

tightly in place, draws the ,U bolt closely around the 'ineniber 1 bend of. hollow, bead 50,10 receive the] 11mmber whichfis adjustably ,lattach'ed' to said member 1, said adjustable lneinloer being designated .51, and being. ind cated in dotted This clamping device may mately the same n einber as v that designated adapted to be actuqi i igflli W i ated by the ovement otflthe carr age of the meehine to fication' of feed fn eqahanis n already described t r. u i g "th y inder, eep-y holder, line; line, o nissionyof the manual mean :m 'nsres a m h ymg, o t-he automatic means.

writer is moved to theright This. results i-nthe .l ink .lv9 bein g pulled down; asin the case of the showing of Fig. l.

' R ferring IQ to, Fig- .I [h v .s ew

another filight,modification' ot {my imvento this end it has provided special-vertical,

side menibers, and56, with the special feet, 5.5? and; 56, which are inserted ;be-'

tween the k e -board' and underlying sup a port thereof as shown. The other partsof the cylinder or holder are the saine as glescribed 1 and l the actuating rod, des gnated 57 in this .-.TVL W,1 cenn ctechto alever v5.

and alsdcrowds the" bo dy46 againstfsaid meinhe r lf Thejmenr berorlbody E10 islprovided with abearlng;

actuate' th e actuating linli' 19,;also shown n Fig. 7. This isa sunpl In .the tern shown ,inf Fig.7 the canrmelnb'er l7, bears down oni thecani-iar nwhen the carriage of thetype i which has a bearingin a split block 59, with its endiattached to a link 60, adapted to be situated by; the movement of theelevator' operating lever 61, incident to the completion ot' each succeeding line oftype in the Thus I. have provided a device of, light stenographic or otherlcharacter'of copy to be presented oneior inorelines cr fractions of l nes vata tune, accord ng toits' size and spacing "relative to its transcribed product;

with 'niarker and ineans for mariuall'y at' w ll turn ng sa d copy holder, or withjmeans for tiirnin g it 'ailtoinatically "by the move- ,nrerit of the carriage.

I fthe first lines ot'the copy closelyappreach the u per edge of the paper they 'maybe read through the' transparency and if the copy is sofl'ong' that itlmo're than wraps around the cylinder, its excesslleiig'th may hang back over one of the clamps, until the first partof the copy has been typed.

.An explanation of the oper atiolrot' 1n inventionhavingbeen carried along wi the description of its construction, itremains {only to be explained that iirplac'i'ng copy onthe holder,.the copy afterlbeinginsei-ted in 'the noi th 27 is passedbeneathfthe cla nps' 28, 29eitl1e1 ,by holding the cylinder andturninggthe clamps over thecopy or by holdi n-g tl e clamp arms 30, 31 and turn ingfthje cylinderto'p ass the copy underthe I clamps.

The cylinder ,formingihaterisil need not necessarily be a transparency,.but rn ay b'e'of. metal or other material, and .I donot limit my invention to. the details and arrangement aslsh'own t'or descriptive purposes, which. 1 are not. necessarily in preferred form under all conditions and in all circunistancesi eX-y ceptas l may be limited by the hereto appended clai1ns.;-

, I claim:

' .1. ,The combination. in a copy holder; of

felevator or assembler 62. Theleve'r 58 1'ocks in the block 59. I Y

construction and in which there is a trans a rotatable copy-carrying drum, a clutch Q m s an cally u ning sa d d um, and structure permitting said drum to be turned direct-manually. in .a selected direction regardless of said clutch, said structu1 'e com,

prising Qa hollow shaft on which said drum andqsaid clutch are mounted, a bail'like brake secured to said hollowshatt at opposite. ends of said drum and serving to cause said drum and said hollow shaftto turn in unison under the influence of said clutch, a bearing shaft on which said hollow shaft turns, and means supported on said bearingshaftlfor holdingthe elementso f said 3 lutc n rma y separated.

2. A combination as specified in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the friction brake recited therein also serves as a copy clamp, v I I 3. A combination asspecified in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the bearing shaft recited therein is bent before being inserted in said hollow shaft and therefore serves as a self-brake for said hollow-shaft andsaid drum. I

4. A combination as specified in" claim 1 characterized by the fact that the bearing shaft therein recited is divided midway of its length and that each division thereof is a continuation of an'adjustable frame and support for said copy-carrying drum, said .shaft being divided in order to render said frame adjustable. I

5. A combination as specified in claim 1 including also a bail spanning said copycarrying drum and frictionally and adjustably engaging said bearing shaft, and a copy guide suspended'from said ball for ndicating a normally fixed reading position past which the lines 'of the copy on said drum are moved step by step.

6.111 a copy holder, in combination, a copy-holding drum, a clamp for holding copy on said drum, and means whereby said drum and said clamp may be moved independently of each other for the purpose of clampingcopy on said drum, said means comprising a shaft on which said drum is rotatably mounted, a pair of opposed arms securedto said shaft at opposite ends of said drum, and a bail-like'clamp secured at its opposite ends to said arms, said clamp serving to hold said shaft andsaid drum in frictional engagement one with the other, and permitting their independent movement for the purpose specified.

7. A combination as specified in claim 6 characterized by thefact that the bail-like copy-clamp therein recited is reinforced across its clamping length by means of a tube fitting thereon.

8. A combination as specified'in claim 6 characterized by the fact that the, copy clamp recited therein is associated with a second clamp, one ofsaid clamps being reversible about a pivot in said opposed arms for the purpose of varying the distance between said clamps.

9. A combination as specified in claim 6 characterized by the fact that the cylindrical copyholding drum recited therein has a depression across its length and including also means whereby the bail-like clamp retil) cited therein is rendered inoperative asa brake and clamp while passing across said depression, in'order that it will not enter therein.

10. In a copyholder, a cylindrical drum in which each end of the cylinder-forming I material is provided with a return bend,

der-formin'g material.

which bends meet and form a resilient clamp in which copy may be held.

llJIn' a copyholder a copyholding drum having opposed ends around which a cylinder-forming material is run and shaped with a return bend at its opposite ends to form a self-clamp for holding copy, and rim openings in said opposed ends for receiving and shaping the ends of said cylin- 12. A combinationas specified in claim 11 characterized by'the face that each of the opposed ends of the copy-holding drum recited therein is provided with a peripheral flange beyond which said cylinder-forming material extends on the outside thereof, a

bindingstrip inside of said flange and a liner strip joining said bindingstrip to said cylinder forming material, said liner strip beingin the same circular path as said flange and thus forming a clrcular inner groove in which said flange fits for the purpose of typewriters of different width, said means comprising cushion grips mounted ofi their center on said frame in order to vary at will the distance between said frame and the gripplng surfaces of said grlps.

15. In a copyholder for typewriters, in

combination with a'copy-carrying cylinder, an adjustable supporting frame therefor and a tubular'track extending between opposite sides of said frame for supporting paper protruding from a typewriter carriage, means for accommodating said track to varying adjustments of said frame, said means comprising a spring concealed within and supporting said track and secured at opposite ends to the relatively adjustable sides of said frame.

16. In a copyholder, in combination, a rotatable copy-carrying cylinder and a pair of split rings for holding copy thereon, said rings being rotatable with said cylinder and having on their inner and relatively facing edges undercut shoulders providing an overlying edge betweenwhich and said cylinder the edges of a sheet of copy paper may be inserted and held for rotation with said cylinder.

17 A combination as specified in claim 16 characterized by the fact that the overlying edges of the rings therein recited are a transparency in order that they may not obscure the underlying copy.

18. In a copy holder, in combination, a rotatable copy carrying cylinder and a bail-c like clamp for holding copy thereon, said bail-like clamp spanning said cylinder and rotating therewith with a portion of its side arms outsidethe circumference thereof in order that they may not interfere With copy extending beyond the ends of said cylinder and said clamp. p I

19. A combination as specified in claim 18 characterized by the fact that the bail- ,like copy clamp recited therein is secured at its opposite ends to opposed arms mounted with said cylinder for rotation about a common center, the manner of securing said clamp to said opposed arms providing a 'l'ulcrum point short of said common center in order that the horizontal clamping reach of,

between said copy-guide and said axis, and

' the specified means whereby said copy-drum and said copy-clamp may be rendered movable in unison about said axis either directmanually or indirectly, at will, for the specified purposes.

21. In a copy-holder, in combination, a copy-drum 20, a flanged disk 33 for moving said copy-drumby indirect means, acopyclamp integral with said disk and providdrum and said disk for permitting independent movement of said drum and said clamp direct-manually in either rotative direction about .a common axis when arranging copy on said drum, and means for imparting common axial movement to said drum and said clamp indirectly without interfering "with their movement direct-manually, said means comprising the gripping element 35 for engaging theflange of said disk, the lever34 for actuating said gripping element, and thefrictionally adjustable stop 37 for supporting said gripping element normally free from gripping engagementwvith said flange'in order that said flange may move in either direction regardless of said gripping element when said drum and said clamp are moved'direct-manually.

, Signed at Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, this 31st day of January, 1925.

GEORGE E. MARLATT.

ing frictional engagement between said 

